Vapor moistener



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' J; A. PETERSON VAPOR MOISTENER 2 Sheets-Sheet l J .5. Peierok Filed Feb. 16, 1926 NVENTOR ATTO R N EY WITNESS:

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Patented July 3, 1928.

* PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN" A. PETERSON, OF KANSAS CITY,"MISSOURI,' ASSI GNOR TO CLYDE J. TURNER.AND

JAMES H. YOUNG, BOTH OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

VAPOR MOISTENER.

Application filed February This invention relates to an attachment for a motor vehicle, the general object of the invention being to provide :means for introducing air and moisture into the intake manifoldof the motor of "the vehicle to increase the efficiency of the'motor.

Another object of the invention is tov provide means whereby the. air currents will thoroughly break up the drop's'ofmoisture and bexmixed with thesame before-reaching the manifold.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for controlling the air and moisture supply from a point adjacent the drivers'seat.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a View showing the invention in use upon the motor of a vehicle.

Figure 2 is an enlarged view of the device itself.

Figure 3 is a view taken at right angles to Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a section on line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a section on line 55 of Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a section on line 66 of Figure 3.

In these views I have shown a two part cylinder, the parts of which are indicated by the reference numerals 1 and l respectively and are connected together by the bolts 2 which pass through the ears 3 formed on the abutting ends of the two parts. A suitable gasket can be placed between the two parts to insure an air tight connection. A partition 4.- is arranged in one part and this partition is formed with a valve seat which is engaged by a. valve 5, the stem of which passes through one end of the casing where it receives a spring 6 which bears against a nut 7 on the stem so that the valve is normally held to its seat and thus communication between the two parts is closed.

16, 1926. Serial No. 88,628.

The outer part is provided with air ports 8 which are. normally covered by a hingedmem'ber 9 which is provided with a spring 10 for holding it closed. A hand operated member 11 is placed on the instrument board A of the vehicle and this member is connected by a cable 12 with the member 9 so that by pulling upon the member 11 the member- 9 will bemoved to open position against the action of the spring 10 and thus air can pass into that part of the cylinder in rear of the valve 5. A nipple 13 is formed on :the inner end of the cylinder and is adapted to be threaded into a hole formed in the inlet manifold B of the motor and an =L-shaped member 14 is integrally formed with the cylinder and has its inner end connected with the inner end of the cylinder, in alignment with the nipple and said member passes through the side of the cylinder with its outer end threaded to receive a. coupling 15. A passage 16 passes through said member 14, the end of the cylinder and the nipple and communicates with a recess 17 formed in the outer end of the nipple. A plurality of air passages 18 extend through the inner end of the cylinder and the nipple with the outer ends in communication with the recess 17 and their inner ends in communication with the interior of the cylinder. These air passages 18 are formed around that part of the passage 16 in the nipple and are arranged in the shape of a cone with the inner ends surrounding the inner end of the member 14: and the outer ends surrounding the outlet end of the passage 16. The coupling 15 is connected with a needle valve casing 19 which is in turn connected by the tubing 20 with the water jacket in the top of the motor so that water will enter the casing 19 from the cooling system of the motor. The needle valve 21 controls the flow of water into the casing and this needle valve can be adjusted by means of the forked rod 22 having its forked end engaging holes in the head 23 of the valve and its headed end passing through the instrument board A.

From the foregoing it will be seen that when the operator opens the member 9 by means of the member 11 and the cable 12 and adjusts the valve 19 by means of the forked rod 22 to permit water to enter the device, the suction created by the moving pistons will draw the water from the needle valve casing through the passage 16 into the ticles and thoroughly mixed with the air so that the air will be moistened and thus mixed with the explosive charge in'the manifold B so that the efliciencyof the motor is increased.-- The operator can control both the flow of air and the flow of water from the instrument board.

' It is thought from the foregoing descrip-' tion that-the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent. V

I desire it to be understood that I'may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of theseveral 7 parts, provided that such changes fall Within the scope'of theappended claim.

What Iv claim is I An attachment for internal combustion engines, comprising a cylinder, a partition inner end thereof for connecting the cylinder With the inlet manifold of an internal combust1on engme ofa vehicle and being provlded wlth air passages extending there- -through and the inner end of the cylinder respectively, an L-shaped member having its inner end formed w-ith'the inner end of the cylinder and its other end portion passing through the cylindrical wall thereof, said L-shaped member having a passage therein in communication with said nipple, a casing in communicationwith said member and the water jacket of the internal combustion engine, means for controlling said communicaion arranged in said casing, means for operating the last mentioned means and for opening the spring actuated cover from the dash of the vehicle.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JOHN A. PETERSON. 

